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 Eisvogel laid up in Wilhelmshaven
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| Class overview | |
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| Builders | Hitzler Werft |
| Operators |  German Navy |
| In commission | 1961-2006 |
| Completed | 2 |
| Retired | 2 |
| General characteristics | |
| Displacement | 560 tonnes |
| Length | 38.85 m (127 ft 6 in) |
| Beam | 9.7 m (31 ft 10 in) |
| Draft | 3.72 m (12 ft 2 in) |
| Ice class | 140 tonne Hitzler pitching device (for icebreaking) |
| Propulsion |
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| Speed | 13 knots (24 km/h) |
| Range | 2,000 nmi (3,700 km; 2,300 mi) at 12 knots (22 km/h; 14 mph) |
| Complement | 16 civilians |
| Sensors and processing systems | Navigation radar only |
| Armament | Fitted for one Bofors 40 mm anti-aircraft gun |
The Eisvogel class icebreakers (Type 721) was a two ship class built for the German Navy by the Hitzler Werft shipyard of Lauenburg/Elbe.
The Eisvogel was in service for the Naval Base Command Kiel and sold to private owners after decommissioning. Since 2010 she is operated as a civil tugboat in Trieste.[2]
The Eisbär was based along the German North Sea coast. After decommissioning she was laid up in Wilhelmshaven later sold to the Netherlands.